Watermelon lycopene and allied health claims.

abstract：:Hepatitis C is a major global health burden and Egypt has the highest prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) worldwide. The current study was designed to evaluate the beneficial therapeutic effects of ethanolic extracts of Nigella sativa, Zingiber officinale and their mixture in Egyptian HCV patients. Sixty volunteer p...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Abdel-Moneim A,Morsy BM,Mahmoud AM,Abo-Seif MA,Zanaty MI

更新日期：2013-11-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Dibutyltin dichloride (DBTC) is an organotin compound used as model for acute and chronic pancreatitis. Oxidative stress is one of the mechanisms of propagation of acinar cell injury in acute pancreatitis. Selenium is an essential cofactor in the antioxidant glutathione peroxidase pathway. Selenium levels are describe...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Merkord J,Görl N,Lemke M,Berg A,Weber H,Ramer R,Hennighausen G

更新日期：2017-02-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The essential oil obtained from leaves of Melissa officinalis L. (Family of Lamiaceae) growing in Algeria, was investigated for its chemical composition and in vitro antimicrobial activity. The chemical composition was determined by hydrodistillation and analyzed by GC/MS and GC-FID. Sixty-three compounds were identif...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Abdellatif F,Boudjella H,Zitouni A,Hassani A

更新日期：2014-07-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Octyl gallate (OG) is an antioxidant commonly used in food, although there is no definition of its acceptable daily intake. There are reports in vitro and in vivo showing that food additives and drugs can alter lipid metabolism. Lipid droplet accumulation in hepatic cells is one of the main findings in the unregulated...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Lima KG,Schneider Levorse VG,Rosa Garcia MC,de Souza Basso B,Pasqualotto Costa B,Antunes GL,Luft C,Haute GV,Leal Xavier L,Donadio MVF,Rodrigues de Oliveira J

更新日期：2020-07-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship between leptin, insulin resistance and other hormonal parameters in polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is controversial. We investigated the effect of metformin on leptin levels in women with PCOS. Thirty women with PCOS received metformin 500 mg thrice a day. After two months of metformin treatment t...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Upadhyaya P,Rehan HS,Seth V

更新日期：2011-02-24 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study deals with the isolation and partial purification of bioactive compounds from the crude methanol extracts of the leaves of Ageratum houstonianum (Asteraceae). The quantification and the identification of compounds in the crude extract and active bands isolated by preparative TLC were accomplished usi...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Zeeshan M,Rizvi SM,Khan MS,Kumar A

更新日期：2012-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：:DNA methylation, an epigenetic modification, is mediated by DNA methyltransferases (DNMTs), a family of enzymes. Inhibitions of these enzymes are considered a promising strategy for the treatment of several diseases. In this study, a quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) modeling was employed to understa...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Phanus-Umporn C,Prachayasittikul V,Nantasenamat C,Prachayasittikul S,Prachayasittikul V

更新日期：2020-04-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies proved the pro-angiogenic effect of Crocetin, a natural carotenoid dicarboxylic acid, in both in vivo and in vitro models. However, the exact mechanism of Crocetin action has not completely been elucidated yet. The current experiment was designed to find the activity of PI3K-Akt-eNOS axis after the tr...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Nasirzadeh M,Rasmi Y,Rahbarghazi R,Kheradmand F,Karimipour M,Aramwit P,Astinfeshan M,Gholinejad Z,Daeihasani B,Saboory E,Shirpoor A,Rezabakhsh A,Zolali E,Khalaji N

更新日期：2019-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aims to develop two alternate forms for Malay version of Auditory Verbal Learning Test (MAVLT) and to determine their equivalency and practice effect. Ninety healthy volunteers were subjected to the following neuropsychological tests at baseline, and at one month interval according to their assigned group; ...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Munjir N,Othman Z,Zakaria R,Shafin N,Hussain NA,Desa AM,Ahmad AH

更新日期：2015-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The liver is famous for its strong regenerative capacity, employing different modes of regeneration according to type and extent of injury. Mature liver cells are able to proliferate in order to replace the damaged tissue allowing the recovery of the parenchymal function. In more severe scenarios hepatocytes are belie...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Verhulst S,Best J,van Grunsven LA,Dollé L

更新日期：2015-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Experimentally-induced total sleep deprivation (TSD) and chronic partial sleep restriction (CPSR) leads to the emergence of cognitive impairments. This is hypothesized to result from a consequent neuroinflammation which may also hasten the neurodegenerative processes. Neuroinflammatory markers such as tumor necrosis f...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Torabi-Nami M,Nasehi M,Zarrindast MR

更新日期：2013-04-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Sleep deprivation affects all aspects of health. Adverse health effects by sleep deviation are still underestimated and undervalued in clinical practice and, to a much greater extent in monitoring human health. We hypothesized that sleep deprivation-induced mild organ injuries; oxidative stress and inflammation might ...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Periasamy S,Hsu DZ,Fu YH,Liu MY

更新日期：2015-05-18 00:00:00

abstract：:As a dynamic system in which different factors affect human performance via dynamic interactions, mental workload needs a dynamic measure to monitor its factors and evidence in a complicated system, an approach that is lacking in the literature. The present study introduces a system dynamics-based model for designing ...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Jafari MJ,Zaeri F,Jafari AH,Payandeh Najafabadi AT,Hassanzadeh-Rangi N

更新日期：2019-07-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with diabetes tend to have an increased risk of osteoporosis that may be related to hyperglycemia. In vitro evidence has shown that high glucose can affect the proliferation and osteogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs). Tissue regeneration depends mainly on MSCs. However, the exact mechanis...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Wang J,Wang B,Li Y,Wang D,Lingling E,Bai Y,Liu H

更新日期：2013-06-27 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of acute and chronic physical and psychological stressors on the induction of oxidative stress in male rat liver. Male Wistar rats were randomly divided into 3 groups as following: control, physical and psychological stress groups. Stress was induced by communication bo...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Jafari M,Salehi M,Zardooz H,Rostamkhani F

更新日期：2014-02-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) is an immune mediated hypersensitivity reaction. Significant involvement of oral, nasal, eye, vaginal, urethral, GI and lower respiratory tract mucous membrane may develop. It is usually a reaction due to a medication or due to an infection. In 95 % of case reports, drugs were found to b...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Zaidi M,Zaidi SK,Bhutto M,Umer MY

更新日期：2017-05-18 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the most fundamental operations in biological sequence analysis is multiple sequence alignment (MSA). The basic of multiple sequence alignment problems is to determine the most biologically plausible alignments of protein or DNA sequences. In this paper, an alignment method using genetic algorithm for multiple ...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Kumar M

更新日期：2015-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Lack of data on safety of herbal medicines have endangered human health and life. The present study evaluated the genotoxic and mutagenic effect of Kalanchoe laciniata to access the safety and usefulness of the medicinal plant. Aqua-methanolic and n-hexane extracts of K. laciniata were evaluated for the genotoxic pote...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Sharif A,Akhtar MF,Akhtar B,Saleem A,Manan M,Shabbir M,Ashraf M,Peerzada S,Ahmed S,Raza M

更新日期：2017-04-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum concentration of lipids and lipoproteins changes during the course of acute coronary syndrome as a consequence of the inflammatory response. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) on the levels of lipid profile and inflammatory markers. We investigated 400 pat...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Shrivastava AK,Singh HV,Raizada A,Singh SK

更新日期：2015-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Endometriosis is defined by presence of endometrial-like-tissue outside the uterus. Recently, ectopic endometriotic lesions have been suggested to originate by abnormal differentiation of endometrial mesenchymal stem cells (eMSCs). MicroRNAs (miRNAs) play an important role in the pathophysiology of endometriosis. Thro...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Abdel-Rasheed M,Nour Eldeen G,Mahmoud M,ElHefnawi M,Abu-Shahba N,Reda M,Elsetohy K,Nabil M,Elnoury A,Taha T,Azmy O

更新日期：2017-06-14 00:00:00

abstract：:This review will concentrate on the clinical pharmacology, in particular pharmacodynamic data, related to atypical antipsychotics, clozapine, risperidone, paliperidone, olanzapine, que¬tiapine, amisulpride, ziprasidone, aripiprazole, asenapine, iloperidone, lurasidone and cariprazine. A summary of their acute pharmaco...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Mauri MC,Paletta S,Maffini M,Colasanti A,Dragogna F,Di Pace C,Altamura AC

更新日期：2014-10-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous research has shown the beneficial effects of aqueous extract of Piper sarmentosum (P.s) on atherosclerosis. The first stage in atherosclerosis is the formation of foam cell. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of the methanol extract of P.s on fatty streaks by calculating neointimal foam cell ...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Amran AA,Zakaria Z,Othman F,Das S,Al-Mekhlafi HM,Raj S,Nordin NA

更新日期：2012-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi (S. Typhi) is a human restricted pathogen. It biosynthesizes a virulence capsular polysaccharide named as Vi antigen. S. Typhi regulates expression of genes involved in the biosynthesis of Vi antigen in response to osmolarity. Beside Vi-positive isolates, Vi-negative (acapsulated) iso...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Liaquat S,Sarwar Y,Ali A,Haque A

更新日期：2015-02-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of leaf essential oil of Hoslundia opposita (Vahl) on the haematological parameters of alloxan-induced diabetic rats was investigated. Forty-eight albino rats (Rattus norvegicus), of average weight 132.5 g, were randomly selected into normal and diabetic groups, each with four sub-groups. The rats were trea...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Muhammad NO,Akolade JO,Usman LA,Oloyede OB

更新日期：2012-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was undertaken to determine whether exposure of operating room personnel to inhalation anesthetics, including nitrous oxide, isoflurane, and sevoflurane was associated with any hepatotoxic or nephrotoxic changes. Fifty-two operating room personnel and 52 non-exposed subjects were studied. A questionnaire pe...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Neghab M,Amiri F,Soleimani E,Yousefinejad S,Hassanzadeh J

更新日期：2020-03-25 00:00:00

abstract：:[This retracts the article DOI: 10.17179/excli2015-642.]. ...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Finelli C,Crispino P,Gioia S,La Sala N,D'amico L,La Grotta M,Miro O,Colarusso D

更新日期：2016-09-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Toxoplasma gondii is a common protozoan parasite, which infects warm-blooded mammals, including mice and humans, throughout the world. The negative effects of T. gondii infection on the human reproductive system have been documented, especially in females. However, only few studies have examined the effects of T. gond...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Saki J,Sabaghan M,Arjmand R,Teimoori A,Rashno M,Saki G,Shojaee S

更新日期：2020-08-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Metabolic syndrome (MS) is a condition associated with metabolic abnormalities that are characterized by central obesity (e.g. waist circumference or body mass index), hypertension (e.g. systolic or diastolic blood pressure), hyperglycemia (e.g. fasting plasma glucose) and dyslipidemia (e.g. triglyceride and high-dens...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Worachartcheewan A,Schaduangrat N,Prachayasittikul V,Nantasenamat C

更新日期：2018-01-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Achillea eriophora (Asteraceae) is a medicinal plant commonly used in Iran. This study was performed to determine the cardiovascular effects of hydroethanolic extract of A. eriophora (HEAE) and the underlying mechanisms in anaesthetized rats. The acute effects of intravenous (i.v.) administration of different doses of...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Anvari S,Bahaoddini A,Moein M,Khosravi AR

更新日期：2016-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：:We present the case of a 77 year old male patient with metastatic pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor (NET). The patient was initially treated by extensive surgical resection that however, led to severe complications with delayed recovery. During follow-up, a number of new liver metastases were detected, one of which was ...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Ataeinia B,Loberg C,Kravets H,Beheshti M,von Mallek D,Mottaghy FM,Heinzel A

更新日期：2019-05-21 00:00:00